U.S. election: Will American voters in Canada matter? [Video]

Steve Winters, who has dual American-Canadian citizenship, has voted in four U.S. presidential elections since he moved to Canada 17 years ago. As the Nov. 5 race is widely predicted to be a close one, he’s eager to cast his absentee ballot.

He says he has voted for various parties, from Democrats to Republicans and even independent candidate Ross Perot back in 1992.

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Winters, who considers himself politically independent, doesn’t think his vote will make a big difference in the Electoral College because he last lived in Illinois, which tends to vote for Democrats. In the United States, the president and vice-president are chosen through the Electoral College process rather than the popular vote, with battleground states playing crucial roles.

American expats18 years and older can register to get an absentee ballot for U.S. primary and presidential elections, …